2026 data CMS NPPES NUCC Taxonomy

Doctors in Saint Louis, MO

Active healthcare providers in Saint Louis sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.

26,824
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
20
Specialties
NUCC taxonomy codes
Internal Medicine Physician
Top specialty
1,385 providers
Missouri
State
MO

Where this city sits in the corpus

Saint Louis ranks 1st among 321 Missouri cities by CMS provider count, holding 24.7% of the state's NPIs, led by Internal Medicine Physician.

26,824
NPPES providers in city
1st
of 321 MO cities
24.7%
of Missouri providers
15.5%
in top 3 specialties

Saint Louis ranks #1 of 10 Missouri cities for Internal Medicine Physician.

Where Saint Louis ranks among Missouri cities

Provider count vs every Missouri city in CMS NPPES (321 cities)

26,824 Top 1% higher than 99% of 321 cities

0–50: 156 cities (49%). Below this entry. 50–100: 58 cities (18%). Below this entry. 100–150: 22 cities (7%). Below this entry. 150–200: 14 cities (4%). Below this entry. 200–250: 12 cities (4%). Below this entry. 250–300: 10 cities (3%). Below this entry. 300–350: 4 cities (1%). Below this entry. 350–400: 3 cities (1%). Below this entry. 400+: 42 cities (13%). This entry sits in this band. This city 0 400+ Missouri cities (providers), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026

Specialty mix in Saint Louis

Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy

providers

What this shows Internal Medicine Physician is the largest specialty (1,385 providers, 5.2% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.

Source CMS NPPES · city_top_specialties As of 2026

City vs state specialty index

Specialties Saint Louis has more, and fewer, of than Missouri average

Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Missouri , Saint Louis over-indexes diagnostic radiology physician at the state average and under-indexes family nurse practitioner at 0.55×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.

More common here than Missouri average

Less common here than Missouri average

How to read this directory & data limitations

Saint Louis, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 26,824 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Saint Louis - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Saint Louis practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Saint Louis is weighted toward Internal Medicine Physician (1,385 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,383 and Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 1,382). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Missouri's population, Saint Louis reports roughly 432.9 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

Of Missouri's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Saint Louis practice address, a coverage gap Saint Louis patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Saint Louis patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

Which specialties are most common in Saint Louis

Healthcare Providers (Page 282)

Name
Ashley Lloyd, MD
Otolaryngology Physician
Christine Lloyd, PT
Pediatric Physical Therapist
Loon-Tzian Lo, MD
Psychiatry Physician
Christina Lobdell
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kathleen Lobello, ANP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
Stacy Lobello, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner
Amanda Lober, N.P.
Nurse Practitioner
Salvador Lobianco, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Tabitha Lobo, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Jerry Locheke, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Breanna Lock
Behavior Technician
Lauren Locke, AU.D., CCC-A, FAAA
Audiologist
Madeline Locke, BCBA, LBA
Behavior Analyst
Theona Lockett
Professional Counselor
Elizabeth Lockhart, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Ellen Lockhart, MD
Anesthesiology Physician
Mary Lockhart, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Thomas Lockhart, MD
Anesthesiology Physician
Stephen Lockridge, MAC
Clinical Social Worker
Lee Lockwood, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Lindsay Lococo, DDS
General Practice Dentistry
Sarah Lococo, MD
General Practice Physician
Ronna Lodato, MD
Anatomic Pathology Physician
Amy Loden, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Hafsa Lodhi, MD
Pediatrics Physician
Greg Lodygensky, MD
Pediatrics Physician
Rachel Loeb, D.C.
Chiropractor
Mary Loeffler, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Todd Loeffler, PHARMD
Pharmacist
Chloe Loehr
Occupational Therapist
Burk Loeliger, MD
Anesthesiology Physician
Jean Loemker, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Jonathan Loesch
Recreation Therapist
Rosemary Loethen
Case Manager/Care Coordinator
Casey Lofquest, PNP
Nurse Practitioner
Jessica Loftus, OT
Occupational Therapist
Quaneedria Logan, D.D.S.
Dentist
Rachel Logan, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
Steven Lograsso, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Kathleen Logsdon
Pharmacist
Francis Loh, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Ashley Lohman, AU.D.
Audiologist
Kathryn Lohmann, PA-C
Physician Assistant
David Lohmeyer, RPH
Pharmacist
Austin Lohse
Anesthesiology Physician
Katherine Lohse, SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Aaron Loida, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Andrea Loiselle, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician
Ashley Loiterstein, LPC
Mental Health Counselor
Daniel Loiterstein, M.D.
Geriatric Psychiatry Physician

Nearby Cities in Missouri

Other Missouri cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many doctors are in Saint Louis, MO?
There are 26,824 registered healthcare providers in Saint Louis, MO, covering 20 specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Saint Louis?
The most common specialties in Saint Louis are Internal Medicine Physician, Clinical Social Worker, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Speech-Language Pathologist, Pharmacist. Internal Medicine Physician has the most providers with 1,385.
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